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Originally Posted by Phobia
You're suggesting there is somebody out there jealous of Hootie? Am I reading this right?
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Originally Posted by unnecessary drama
Perhaps. I'm great at being the center of attention online and offline. Offline, a lot of guys are jealous they don't possess that ability.
One of my friend, young friends, who just graduated...we went out for one last hurrah...and this dude was a total, intellectual hipster. But he was funny. Awesome dude to hang out with, he always had the best retort to one of my ridiculous statements. We would have a crowd in the courtyard because we played off of one another so well.
He told me he'd never met someone who was so quick witted when I needed to be...or when I'd say something. I'm good at yelling at hot girls walking by, saying something ridiculous, and tying it into humorous wit. Sometimes I feel like Will Ferrell in Old School when he does that debate and he claims, "I don't know, I just blacked out for a minute." Because I don't understand where half of it comes from...and most of it is funny enough where I'm not quite sure how I even thought of it.
So yes, I've seen many dudes be quite jealous of that ability.
No one likes the center of attention when the center of attention is good at being the center of attention.
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Only a small percentage of people have charm and charisma in real life. Most people have virtually none, while others have a negative amount. By that, I mean that they actually repel people.
The internet is a bastion for those who can't hack it socially in the real world, so they gravitate to mediums like message boards. That isn't to say that everyone, nor even the majority of posters fall into this category, but it is a sizeable group.
These people get pissy when people who are popular in real life hone in on their internet territory, because people start to gravitate away from the dorks and towards those with charisma. Even though the internet masks social competency, it doesn't eliminate it entirely. Eventually, actual personality shows through.
The internet slings and arrows are just going to keep coming as legions of losers band together as online bullies. They're just defending their turf. Fat, bald guys with goatees are invisible in real life. They can't succumb to the same fate in their e-communities as well.